George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
(1784-1860), Prime MinisterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Skilful and conciliatory Foreign Secretary from 1841-46, Gordon supported Peel over the repeal of the Corn Laws, forming a coalition ministry of Whigs and Peelites in 1852.
Study for 'Patrons and Lovers of Art'
by Pieter Christoffel Wonder
oil on canvas, circa 1826
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attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and sepia wash, circa 1835
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The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
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'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
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Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
pencil, circa 1846
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1847
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by Sir John Gilbert
pencil, pen and ink and wash, 1855
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Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854'
by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert
engraving, 1857
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Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published June 1858
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 July 1860
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1809
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by and published by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1809
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1828
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The Abstruce Joke. A Scene off Terceira
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published September 1829
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 June 1829
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 6 June 1829
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 June 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 June 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 October 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 November 1830
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Long Expected Come at Last. Or the only Besom of Reform
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1830
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The first Nautical Sovereign Coach, Just started
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa November 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 5 November 1830
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he Ministry Floor'd; or, Majority 29!!! November 15, 1830.
possibly by John Phillips, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 19 November 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 April 1831
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 April 1831
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'The Duel! That did not take place.'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 October 1831
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1831
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The Fool of Quality or the Phenomenon of 1831
by E.B., published by Marianne Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1831
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The Champions of Reform destroying the Monster of Corruption
published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 March 1831
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by Robert Seymour, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 September 1831
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Samuel Cousins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1831
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Skelton and Hopwood, published by Longmans & Co, published by Goupil & Vibert
stipple and line engraving, 1831
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Samuel Cousins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, 1831
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'A few of the Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries'
after Daniel Maclise
pen and ink, (published 1832)
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 March 1832
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Migra-Tory Peers, or The Lords Breaking Up
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 April 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 April 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 May 1832
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Coroners Inquest Upon the Body of the Late Administration
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 May 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 May 1832
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A Battle Royal or A Set-to for a Crown
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 July 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 August 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 January 1833
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Reading the Will of the Late John Bull, Gent
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 February 1833
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 March 1835
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 19 December 1837
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 February 1838
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Ancient Concerts - A Rehearsal
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 May 1838
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Émile Desmaisons
lithograph, published 1843
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 18 January 1846
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New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 2 March 1846
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'The New Ministry - the Cabinet', January 1853
by Frederick James Smyth, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 8 January 1853
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published June 1858
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